Hip Structural Changes and Fracture Risk in Osteopenia and Osteoporosis

Esenyel M., Ozen A., Esenyel C. Z., REZVANİ A., Sariyildiz M. A., Ergin O.

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, vol.43, no.2, pp.73-78, 2011 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 43 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/eajm.2011.17
  • Journal Name: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.73-78
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Although bone mineral density (BMD) is an important predictor of hip fracture, there is a large overlap of BMD values between those who fracture their hips and those who do not. The aim of this study was to evaluate differences in the structural parameters of the hip in patients with osteopenia and osteoporosis in the hip region and to assess their relationship with osteoporotic fracture risk, age and gender.